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Stress Can Be A Dangerous Lifestyle

Stress isn’t inherently a bad thing.
Instead, it’s a vital survival process that allowed us to run away from danger
or get ready to fight back during the caveman days. Even today, stress can
motivate us and help us get through cramming all night long for an important
exam or getting an important work project finished. There is a time and a place
for stress. The big problem today is that we’re under too much stress and feel
it almost all the time. That’s when stress can become very dangerous and even
deadly.

Stress tends to be categorized into two
different types of stress. Acute stress and chronic stress. Acute stress is
what you feel when you’re in a dangerous situation. When your house catches on
fire, and you barely get out, you’re feeling acute stress. While it takes a
toll on the body, it’s not nearly as dangerous and deadly as chronic stress.
This is the type of constant stress we feel day in and day out that I described
at the beginning of this post. In fact even exercise can be a type of stress on our bodies.

Stress simply starts to wear out the body.
Stress will do damage to your heart, your arteries, and even your gut and your
immune system. Stressed people frequently suffer from high blood pressure,
heart disease, stomach and digestive problems, ulcers, and due to the lowered
immune system, they are more susceptible to various bacterial and viral infections
like cold and flu. Add to that the fact that high stress is often accompanied
by insomnia it’s no wonder we feel bad.

Stress makes it harder to heal and
recover from any injury or sickness, and it’s clear that stress is dangerous
and something we need to address. It’s important to focus on reducing stress as
much as we can and find ways to cope better. We have to actively make time for
relaxation to give our body a chance to recoup and recover. While there isn’t
always a lot we can do about external stressors, there is a lot we can do to
counterbalance from yoga and meditation, to getting more sleep and cutting back
on distractions. In light of all the damage chronic stress can do to your body and the negative effect it can have on your overall health and well-being, are you ready to embrace rest and relaxation? Rest days for all areas of our lives are essential. For now, simply start to become more aware of the stress you’re under, and start looking at ways to live aligned to your being.